Elizabeth Evelyn Wright
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 118 years ago |
Date of birth | April 3,1872 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Talbotton |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Date of died | December 14,1906 |
Died | Battle Creek |
Michigan | |
United States | |
Titles | Dean |
Resting place | Voorhees College |
Founded | Voorhees College |
Spous | Martin A. Menafee |
Parents | John Wesley Wright and Virginia Rolfe |
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ID | 671551 |
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright Life story
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright founded Denmark Industrial Institute in Denmark, South Carolina, as a school for African-American youth. It is present-day Voorhees College, a historically black college. She was a humanitarian and educator, founding several schools for black children.